JP6566087B2 - Communication system, flow rate measuring device and control device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication system of a flow rate measuring device that measures the flow rate of intake air (hereinafter also referred to as intake air amount) sucked into an internal combustion engine and a control device that performs various controls based on the intake air amount. Involved.

  Conventionally, injection control of fuel to be supplied to an internal combustion engine and ignition control in each cylinder of the internal combustion engine are executed by an electronic control unit (control device) based on the intake air amount and other parameters. Further, the control device grasps the intake air amount based on a signal transmitted from a flow rate measuring device separate from itself (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  That is, the flow rate measuring device is arranged in a flow path of intake air (hereinafter referred to as an intake duct), and a signal corresponding to the intake air amount in the intake duct is generated by the flow rate sensor. Then, the flow rate measuring device synthesizes a flow rate signal indicating the flow rate of the intake air using a signal generated by the flow rate sensor and transmits the synthesized flow rate signal to the control device. Further, the control device grasps the intake air amount based on the flow rate signal received from the flow measuring device, calculates the fuel injection timing, injection period, ignition timing, etc. using the grasped air intake amount, and performs fuel injection and ignition. Run.

  By the way, transmission of the flow rate signal from the flow rate measuring device to the control device is performed by wired communication using a harness. For this reason, there is a possibility that noise generated in devices around the harness may be superimposed on the flow rate signal, and the control device may grasp the intake air amount as an incorrect numerical value based on the flow rate signal on which the noise is superimposed. .

Therefore, a communication system between the flow rate measuring device and the control device is required to have a configuration in which noise is hardly superimposed on the flow rate signal.
In recent vehicles, with the advancement of electronic control of mounted devices, there is a tendency for noise generation sources to increase in the vehicle. From this viewpoint, the possibility of noise being superimposed on the flow rate signal is increased. Therefore, there is a strong demand for suppressing noise superposition.

  Further, according to Patent Document 2, a configuration is disclosed in which the flow rate measuring device generates a signal corresponding to the temperature, humidity, pressure, and the like of the intake air in addition to the intake air amount and transmits the signal to the control device. When the number of signals to be transmitted increases as described above, the number of terminals and harnesses to be transmitted to the control device also increases, resulting in an increase in cost.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-308142 JP2013-036892A

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. The object of the present invention is to provide a configuration in which noise is hardly superimposed on a flow signal in a communication system between a flow measuring device and a control device. Secondly, even if the number of signals to be transmitted from the flow measuring device to the control device increases, it is possible to prevent an increase in cost due to an increase in the number of terminals and harnesses.

The communication system for vehicles of the 1st invention of this application is provided with the following flow measurement devices and control devices. First, the flow rate measuring device includes a flow rate sensor that generates a signal corresponding to the flow rate (intake amount) of intake air sucked into the internal combustion engine, and uses the signal generated by the flow rate sensor to indicate the flow rate of intake air. Are combined and sent. The control device receives the flow signal, and performs at least one of injection control of fuel to be supplied to the internal combustion engine or ignition control in each cylinder of the internal combustion engine based on the received flow signal. The flow measurement device includes a measurement-side transmission unit that transmits various signals by wireless communication, transmits the flow signal by the measurement-side transmission unit, and the control device receives control signals by wireless communication. Means for receiving the signal transmitted from the measurement side transmission means by the control side reception means.
Further, the flow rate measuring device includes storage means for storing a flow rate output characteristic indicating a correlation between the level of the signal generated by the flow rate sensor and the flow rate value, and obtains the flow value using the flow rate output characteristic. And a flow measuring device transmits the signal which shows the value of a flow as a flow signal by the measurement side transmission means.
Then, the control device receives a signal indicating the flow value as a flow signal by the control-side receiving means, and controls injection of fuel to be supplied to the internal combustion engine based on the received signal indicating the flow value or the internal combustion engine At least one control of ignition control in each cylinder of the engine is performed.

As a result, the flow rate signal can be transmitted from the flow rate measurement device and received by the control device by wireless communication, so that noise generated in other devices is not superimposed on the flow rate signal.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a configuration in which noise is not superimposed on the flow rate signal in the communication system between the flow rate measuring device and the control device.
Further, since the control device can grasp the value of the flow rate obtained by using the flow rate output characteristic by the flow rate measuring device, it can grasp a highly accurate numerical value regarding the intake air amount. Further, even if the flow rate output characteristics for each individual flow rate measuring device are not stored in the control device, it is possible to grasp a highly accurate numerical value regarding the intake air amount. For this reason, even if the storage capacity of the control device is not used for storing the flow rate output characteristics, it is possible to grasp a highly accurate numerical value regarding the intake air amount.

  According to the second invention of the present application, the flow rate measuring device includes one or a plurality of other sensors that generate signals corresponding to various parameters other than the flow rate of the intake air, and various types of signals are generated using signals generated by the other sensors. Signals indicating parameters are synthesized, and signals indicating various parameters are transmitted by the measurement-side transmission means. In addition, the control device receives signals indicating various parameters by the control-side receiving means.

  According to the third invention of the present application, the other sensors are a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a pressure sensor, and an oxygen concentration sensor that generate signals according to the temperature, humidity, pressure, and oxygen concentration of the intake air. Or one or more sensors.

  As a result, not only the flow rate signal but also a signal indicating another parameter can be transmitted from the flow rate measuring device and received by the control device by wireless communication. For this reason, even if the number of signals to be transmitted from the flow measuring device to the control device increases, it is possible to prevent an increase in cost due to an increase in the number of terminals and harnesses.

  In addition, since all signals can be received without providing an input circuit for each signal in the control device, even if the number of signals to be transmitted from the flow measurement device to the control device increases, the number of input circuits increases. The cost increase due to can be prevented.

  According to the fourth invention of the present application, the control device includes a control-side transmission unit that transmits various signals by wireless communication, and the control-side transmission unit transmits an engine information signal that is a signal indicating the operating state of the internal combustion engine. To do. Further, the flow rate measuring device includes measurement side reception means for receiving various signals by wireless communication, and receives the engine information signal by the measurement side reception means. Furthermore, the flow rate measuring device includes a correcting unit that corrects the flow rate signal based on the engine information signal, and transmits the corrected flow rate signal by the measurement side transmitting unit.

According to the fifth invention of the present application, the engine information signal indicates one or more of the number of revolutions of the internal combustion engine, the number of the cylinder to be injected or ignited next, and the load factor of the internal combustion engine. Signal.
Thus, correction of the flow signal based on the operating state of the internal combustion engine (for example, the number of revolutions of the internal combustion engine, the number of the next cylinder to be injected or ignited, the load factor of the internal combustion engine, etc.) is executed by the flow measuring device. can do. For this reason, the processing load of the control device can be reduced.

According to the seventh invention of the present application, the flow measuring device transmits an identification signal for identifying the flow measuring device for each individual by the measuring-side transmitting means.
Further, according to the eighth invention of the present application, the identification signal is received by the receiver having the highest communication strength.
Thereby, for example, after the flow measuring device is repaired or exchanged in the vehicle, the pairing between the flow measuring device and the control device can be performed reliably.

1 is a configuration diagram of a communication system (first embodiment). FIG. (A) is a side view of a flow measuring device, (b) is a rear view of a flow measuring device (Example 1). It is an internal block diagram of a flow measuring device (Example 1). It is a block diagram of a communication system (Example 2). (Example 2) which is an internal block diagram of a flow measuring device.

  Hereinafter, the form for inventing is demonstrated using an Example. In addition, an Example discloses a specific example, and it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to an Example.

[Configuration of Example 1]
A configuration of the communication system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The communication system 1 is provided in an engine room of a vehicle (not shown), and includes the following flow rate measuring device 2 and control device 3.
That is, the flow rate measuring device 2 measures a flow rate (intake amount) of intake air taken into an internal combustion engine (not shown), and includes a flow rate sensor that generates a signal corresponding to the intake amount. The flow rate signal indicating the intake air amount is synthesized using the signal and transmitted to an external device. The control device 3 is an electronic control unit that mainly controls the operation of the internal combustion engine (hereinafter, the control device 3 is referred to as an ECU 3). The control device 3 receives the flow rate signal and grasps the intake air amount based on the flow rate signal. Various controls are performed based on the grasped intake air amount.

  The flow rate measuring device 2 includes, for example, the sensor chip 5, the circuit chip 6, and a resin casing 7 shown in FIG. 3, and is disposed in an intake air flow path (hereinafter referred to as an intake duct 8). Then, a signal corresponding to the amount of intake air in the intake duct 8 is generated.

  The sensor chip 5 generates a signal corresponding to the intake air amount and corresponds to a flow rate sensor. The sensor chip 5 is provided by forming a circuit by forming a film of a heat sensitive resistor on the surface of a rectangular flat substrate, and the flow rate of the gas using heat transfer with the gas flowing on the surface of the substrate. (Hereinafter, a circuit provided in the sensor chip 5 is referred to as a flow rate detection circuit 10).

The circuit chip 6 includes a circuit for performing predetermined processing on the signal obtained by the sensor chip 5 (hereinafter, a circuit provided in the circuit chip 6 is referred to as a processing circuit 11). The flow rate detection circuit 10 and the processing circuit 11 are connected by a bonding wire (not shown).
The sensor chip 5 and the circuit chip 6 are configured as one assembly 13 together with a plurality of terminals 12 and a predetermined resin material. Further, the surface of the sensor chip 5 is exposed to the air in the assembly 13.

  The housing 7 includes, for example, a first bypass passage 15 that takes in part of the intake air from the intake duct 8 and bypasses it, and a second bypass passage 16 that further bypasses the air flowing through the first bypass passage 15. And the sensor chip 5 is disposed in the second bypass channel 16. Then, the flow rate measuring device 2 converts a signal corresponding to the gas flow rate in the second bypass channel 16 as a signal corresponding to the intake air amount by heat transfer between the gas flowing in the second bypass channel 16 and the sensor chip 5. Occur.

  The first bypass passage 15 is configured to cause the intake air taken in from the intake port 17 to go straight in parallel with the flow in the intake duct 8 and return from the discharge port 18 to the intake duct 8 and is included in the taken-in gas. The foreign matter is caused to go straight and prevent the foreign matter from moving toward the sensor chip 5. The second bypass flow channel 16 circulates the flow of the intake air taken in from the first bypass flow channel 15 and returns to the intake duct 8 from a discharge port 19 (see FIG. 2) different from the discharge port 18. And has a function of increasing the accuracy of the signal by increasing the distance through which the intake air flows than when traveling straight ahead. The sensor chip 5 is disposed in the second bypass flow path 16 at a position where the flow of intake air is in the opposite direction of the flow in the intake duct 8.

The ECU 3 receives the flow signal, and performs at least one of injection control of fuel to be supplied to the internal combustion engine or ignition control in each cylinder of the internal combustion engine based on the received flow signal. The flow rate signal is transmitted and received by wireless communication as will be described later.
Further, the ECU 3 receives a signal transmitted from another measuring device 21 other than the flow rate measuring device 2 (see FIG. 1), and also injects fuel using a signal transmitted from the other measuring device 21 together. Timing, injection period, ignition timing, etc. are calculated. Then, the ECU 3 gives a command signal to each of the injector 22 and the ignition device 23 based on the calculated injection timing, injection period, ignition timing, and the like to execute fuel injection and ignition.

  The other measuring device 21 that transmits a signal to the ECU 3 is, for example, a throttle opening sensor, a water temperature sensor, a crank angle sensor, a knock sensor, or the like, and the other measuring device 21 is connected by wired communication using a harness. The ECU 3 receives the signal by the input circuit 21a corresponding to each signal. The calculation for calculating the injection timing, the injection period, the ignition timing, etc. is executed by the CPU 25 according to various control flows stored in the storage means 24 such as a ROM or an EEPROM. Further, the command signal is given to the injector 22 and the ignition device 23 via the output circuit 26 and the like.

Hereinafter, features of the communication system 1 will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 1, the flow rate measuring device 2 includes a transmission unit 27 that transmits various signals by wireless communication, and the transmission unit 27 transmits a flow rate signal. Further, the ECU 3 includes a receiving unit 28 that receives various signals by wireless communication, and receives the flow rate signal by the receiving unit 28.
The flow rate measuring device 2 includes a temperature sensor 30 that generates a temperature signal that is a signal corresponding to the temperature of the intake air, transmits the temperature signal by the transmission unit 27, and the ECU 3 receives the temperature signal by the reception unit 28. To do.

  Further, the flow rate measuring device 2 includes storage means 31 for storing individual flow rate output characteristics indicating the correlation between the value indicating the level of the signal generated by the flow sensor and the value of the flow rate (intake amount), and the flow rate output characteristics. The value of the flow rate is obtained using, and a signal indicating the value of the flow rate is transmitted as a flow rate signal by the transmission means 27. The ECU 3 receives the flow rate signal by the receiving means 28.

  Furthermore, the flow measuring device 2 transmits an identification signal for identifying the flow measuring device 2 for each individual by the transmitting means 27. The identification signal is received by the receiver having the highest communication strength (in this embodiment, the receiver having the highest communication strength is the ECU 3 as described later).

The above features will be described in detail below.
The transmission means 27 is a transmitter incorporated in the assembly 13 together with the sensor chip 5 and the circuit chip 6 in the flow rate measuring device 2 (see FIG. 3: hereinafter, the transmission means 27 may be referred to as the transmitter 27). The transmitter 27 includes the next antenna 32, a transmission circuit 33, a modulation circuit 34, an amplification circuit 35, and the like.

The transmission circuit 33 generates a carrier wave signal (for example, an RF signal having a frequency of 315 MHz band).
The modulation circuit 34 modulates the carrier wave signal using the data related to the flow rate signal, temperature signal and characteristic signal sent from the processing circuit 11 and the data related to the identification signal, and converts the flow rate signal, temperature signal, characteristic signal and identification signal. A transmission signal including is generated. As the modulation method, methods such as amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency modulation (FM), frequency shift keying (FSK), phase modulation (PM), and phase shift keying (PSK) can be used. .

Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the temperature sensor 30 is a thermistor with a lead wire disposed outside the housing 7, and directly detects the temperature of the intake air flowing through the intake duct 8. The signal generated by the temperature sensor 30 is output to the processing circuit 11 and subjected to predetermined processing, and then sent to the modulation circuit 34.
Since the flow rate signal and the temperature signal are transmitted by wireless communication, two terminals 12 necessary for the flow rate measuring device 2 are used for power supply and grounding (see FIG. 3).

  The storage means 31 is, for example, a memory such as a ROM or an EEPROM provided in the circuit chip 6, and individual identification information and flow rate output characteristics are stored as unique data for each individual of the flow measurement device 2. 31. The flow rate output characteristics may be created based on data obtained by calibrating the flow rate measuring device 2 with a specific calibration flow path, and obtained with the flow rate measuring device 2 attached to the intake duct 8. You may create based on data.

The amplifier circuit 35 amplifies the transmission signal generated by the modulation circuit 34, and the amplified transmission signal is transmitted by radio communication via the antenna 32.
The transmission signal transmitted from the antenna 32 is received by the receiver having the highest communication strength, but the ECU 3 is set as the receiver having the highest communication strength. For this reason, the transmission signal of the flow measurement device 2 is received by the ECU 3.

The receiving unit 28 is a receiver provided in the ECU 3 (hereinafter, the receiving unit 28 may be referred to as a receiver 28). The receiver 28 includes the next antenna 37, a receiving circuit 38, a receiving buffer 39, and the like. Have
The reception circuit 38 receives a signal transmitted by wireless communication, demodulates it, extracts data, and outputs it to the reception buffer 39. Here, the antenna 37 is matched to the same frequency as the transmission frequency of the flow measurement device 2 and connected to the reception circuit 38, receives the transmission signal transmitted from the flow measurement device 2, and sends it to the reception circuit 38.

As a result, the receiving circuit 38 extracts and receives data relating to information on the flow rate, temperature, flow rate output characteristics, and individual identification from the portion including the flow rate signal, temperature signal, characteristic signal, and identification signal in the received transmission signal. Output to the buffer 39.
The reception buffer 39 temporarily stores the data output from the reception circuit 38, and the stored data is output to the CPU 25 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 25.

[Effect of Example 1]
According to the communication system 1 of the first embodiment, the flow measurement device 2 includes the transmitter 27 that transmits a signal by wireless communication, transmits the flow signal by the transmitter 27, and the ECU 3 receives the signal by wireless communication. A receiver 28 is provided, and the flow rate signal is received by the receiver 28.

As a result, the flow rate signal can be transmitted from the flow rate measuring device 2 and received by the ECU 3 by wireless communication, so that, for example, noise generated in other devices mounted in the engine room is not superimposed on the flow rate signal. .
For this reason, the communication system 1 can provide a configuration in which noise is not superimposed on the flow rate signal. Moreover, since a terminal and a harness required when transmitting and receiving a flow rate signal by wired communication are unnecessary, the cost can be reduced. Furthermore, since it is possible to receive the flow signal without providing an input circuit for inputting the flow signal to the ECU 3, further cost reduction can be achieved.

The flow rate measuring device 2 includes a temperature sensor 30 and transmits a temperature signal by the transmitter 27, and the ECU 3 receives the temperature signal by the receiver 28.
Thus, not only the flow rate signal but also the temperature signal can be transmitted from the flow rate measuring device 2 and received by the ECU 3 by wireless communication. For this reason, the communication system 1 can provide a configuration in which noise is not superimposed on the temperature signal.

Moreover, since a terminal and a harness which are required when transmitting and receiving a temperature signal by wired communication become unnecessary, the cost increase by the increase in a terminal and a harness can be prevented.
Furthermore, since the temperature signal can be received without providing an input circuit for inputting the temperature signal to the ECU 3, even if the number of signals to be transmitted from the flow measuring device 2 to the ECU 3 is increased to two, Cost increase due to an increase in input circuits can be prevented.

In addition, the flow rate measuring device 2 includes a storage unit 31 that stores a flow rate output characteristic unique to each individual, and obtains a flow rate value using the flow rate output characteristic. Then, the flow rate measuring device 2 transmits a signal indicating the value of the flow rate as a flow rate signal by the transmitter 27, and the ECU 28 receives the flow rate signal by the receiver 28.
Thereby, since ECU3 can grasp | ascertain the value of the flow volume calculated | required using the flow volume output characteristic, it can grasp | ascertain a numerical value with higher precision regarding intake air amount. Moreover, even if the flow rate output characteristics for each individual flow rate measuring device 2 are not stored in the ECU 3, it is possible to grasp a highly accurate numerical value regarding the intake air amount. For this reason, it is possible to grasp a highly accurate numerical value regarding the intake air amount without using a storage capacity so much in the storage unit 24 of the ECU 3 for storing the flow rate output characteristics.

Further, the flow rate measuring device 2 transmits an identification signal that exists for each individual flow rate measuring device 2 by the transmitter 27, and the identification signal is received by the ECU 3 that is the receiver having the highest communication strength.
Thereby, for example, after the flow rate measuring device 2 is repaired or replaced in the vehicle, the pairing between the flow rate measuring device 2 and the ECU 3 can be performed reliably.

[Configuration of Example 2]
A characteristic configuration of the communication system 1 according to the second embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the communication system 1 according to the first embodiment.
According to the communication system 1 of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the ECU 3 includes a transmission unit 41 that transmits various signals by wireless communication, and the transmission unit 41 is a signal indicating the operating state of the internal combustion engine. Send an engine information signal. The flow rate measuring device 2 includes a receiving unit 42 that receives various signals by wireless communication, and the receiving unit 42 receives the engine information signal.

  Furthermore, the flow rate measuring device 2 includes a correction unit 43 that corrects the flow rate signal based on the engine information signal, and transmits the corrected flow rate signal by wireless communication. The engine information signal is, for example, the number of revolutions of the internal combustion engine (hereinafter referred to as engine speed), the number of the cylinder to be injected or ignited next (hereinafter referred to as the next cylinder number), and the like. It is a signal indicating the load factor of the internal combustion engine (hereinafter referred to as the load factor).

Hereinafter, the characteristic configuration will be described in detail.
The transmission unit 41 is a transceiver 41 provided in the ECU 3 (hereinafter, the transmission unit 41 may be referred to as a transceiver 41), and has the same function as the receiver 28 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the antenna, the reception circuit, and the reception buffer included in the transceiver 41 of the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the receiver 28 of the first embodiment, and are referred to as an antenna 37, a reception circuit 38, and a reception buffer 39.

  The transmitter / receiver 41 includes an antenna 37, a reception circuit 38, and a reception buffer 39, as well as a transmission circuit 44, a modulation circuit similar to the transmission circuit 33, the modulation circuit 34, and the amplification circuit 35 provided in the flow measurement device 2 of the first embodiment. A circuit 45 and an amplifier circuit 46 are included. Further, the CPU 25 grasps the engine speed, the next cylinder number, and the load factor based on the flow rate signal, the temperature signal, and the signal transmitted from the other measuring device 21.

  Then, the modulation circuit 45 modulates the carrier wave signal using the data related to the engine speed, the next cylinder number, and the load factor sent from the CPU 25, and generates a transmission signal including the engine information signal. The carrier wave signal modulated by the modulation circuit 45 is generated by the transmission circuit 44. The amplifier circuit 46 amplifies the transmission signal generated by the modulation circuit 45, and the amplified transmission signal is transmitted by wireless communication via the antenna 37.

  The receiving means 42 is a transmitter / receiver incorporated in the assembly 13 in the flow measuring device 2 (hereinafter, the receiving means 42 may be referred to as a transmitter / receiver 42), and has the same function as the transmitter 27 of the first embodiment. . Therefore, the antenna, the transmission circuit, the modulation circuit, and the amplification circuit included in the transceiver 42 of the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the transmitter 27 of the first embodiment, and the antenna 32, the transmission circuit 33, the modulation circuit 34, and the amplification are provided. This is called a circuit 35.

The transmitter / receiver 42 includes an antenna 32, a transmission circuit 33, a modulation circuit 34, and an amplification circuit 35, and a reception circuit 48 and a reception buffer 49 similar to the reception circuit 38 and the reception buffer 39 provided in the ECU 3 of the first embodiment. Have.
The antenna 32 is matched to the same frequency as the transmission frequency of the ECU 3 and is connected to the reception circuit 48. The antenna 32 receives the transmission signal transmitted from the ECU 3 and sends it to the reception circuit 48.

  As a result, the receiving circuit 48 extracts data relating to information on the engine speed, the next cylinder number, and the load factor from the received transmission signal including the engine information signal, and outputs the data to the receiving buffer 49. The reception buffer 49 temporarily stores the data output from the reception circuit 48, and the stored data is output to the processing circuit 11 in accordance with an instruction from the processing circuit 11.

  Here, the processing circuit 11 is provided with a calculation unit that functions as the correction unit 43 (hereinafter, the correction unit 43 may be referred to as the calculation unit 43), and the reception buffer 49 is supplied from the calculation unit 43. Output data according to instructions. Then, the calculation unit 43 corrects the flow value based on the data obtained from the reception buffer 49. That is, the calculation unit 43 performs a calculation corresponding to the correction of the flow rate signal based on the engine speed, the next cylinder number, and the load factor.

[Effect of Example 2]
According to the communication system 1 of the second embodiment, the flow rate measuring device 2 and the ECU 3 each include the transceivers 42 and 41 that transmit and receive signals by wireless communication, and the ECU 3 transmits the engine information signal by the transceiver 41, The flow measuring device 2 receives the engine information signal by the transceiver 42. In the flow rate measuring device 2, the calculation unit 43 corrects the flow rate signal based on the engine information signal, and the corrected flow rate signal is transmitted by the transceiver 42.
Thereby, the correction of the flow rate signal based on the operating state of the internal combustion engine can be executed by the flow rate measuring device 2. For this reason, the processing load in CPU25 of ECU3 can be reduced.

[Modification]
The aspect of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various modifications can be considered.
For example, according to the communication system 1 of the embodiment, the flow measuring device 2 includes the temperature sensor 30 that generates a signal corresponding to the temperature of the intake air, and the transmission signal transmitted from the flow measuring device 2 to the ECU 3 includes a flow rate. Although the signal and the temperature signal are included, the mode of the transmission signal from the flow rate measuring device 2 to the ECU 3 is not limited to such a mode.

  For example, the flow measuring device 2 may be provided with a humidity sensor that generates a signal corresponding to the humidity of the intake air, and the transmission signal from the flow measuring device 2 to the ECU 3 may include the humidity signal. Further, the flow measuring device 2 may be provided with a pressure sensor that generates a signal corresponding to the pressure of the intake air, and the pressure signal may be included in the transmission signal from the flow measuring device 2 to the ECU 3. Further, the flow measuring device 2 may be provided with an oxygen concentration sensor that generates a signal corresponding to the oxygen concentration of the intake air, and the transmission signal from the flow measuring device 2 to the ECU 3 may include the oxygen concentration signal.

  In this case, terminals and harnesses and input circuits that are required when transmitting and receiving humidity signals, pressure signals, oxygen concentration signals, etc. are no longer required, which increases costs by increasing the number of terminals, harnesses, and input circuits. Can be prevented.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication system 2 Flow measurement apparatus 3 ECU (control apparatus) 5 Sensor chip (flow sensor) 27 Transmitter (measurement side transmission means) 28 Receiver (control side reception means) 31 Storage means 41 Transceiver (control side reception means) 42 Transceiver (measurement side transmission means)

Claims (9)

A flow rate sensor (5) that generates a signal corresponding to the flow rate of the intake air sucked into the internal combustion engine is provided, and a flow rate signal indicating the flow rate of the intake air is synthesized using the signal generated by the flow rate sensor (5). A flow rate measuring device (2) for transmitting;
A control device (3) which receives the flow rate signal and performs at least one of injection control of fuel to be supplied to the internal combustion engine or ignition control in each cylinder of the internal combustion engine based on the received flow rate signal. ) And
The flow rate measuring device (2) includes measurement-side transmission means (27, 42) for transmitting various signals by wireless communication,
The control device (3) includes control-side receiving means (28, 41) for receiving various signals by wireless communication, and the control-side receiving means (28, 41) provides the measurement-side transmitting means (27, 42). ) Receive the signal sent from
Further, the flow rate measuring device (2) includes storage means (31) for storing a flow rate output characteristic indicating a correlation between a level of a signal generated by the flow rate sensor (5) and a value of the flow rate, and the flow rate output characteristic. To obtain the value of the flow rate using
The flow rate measuring device (2) transmits a signal indicating the value of the flow rate as the flow rate signal by the measurement-side transmission means (27, 42) ,
The control device (3) receives a signal indicating the value of the flow rate as the flow rate signal by the control side receiving means (28, 41), and based on the received signal indicating the value of the flow rate, the internal combustion engine A communication system (1) that performs at least one of injection control of fuel to be supplied to the engine and ignition control in each cylinder of the internal combustion engine .
Communication system (1) according to claim 1,
The flow rate measuring device (2) includes one or a plurality of other sensors (30) that generate signals corresponding to various parameters other than the flow rate of the intake air, and uses signals generated by the other sensors (30). The signals indicating the various parameters are combined, and the signals indicating the various parameters are transmitted by the measurement-side transmission means (27, 42),
The said control apparatus (3) receives the signal which shows the said various parameters by the said control side receiving means (28, 41), The communication system (1) characterized by the above-mentioned. Communication system (1) according to claim 2,
The other sensor (30) is one or more of a temperature sensor (30), a humidity sensor, a pressure sensor, and an oxygen concentration sensor that generate signals corresponding to the temperature, humidity, pressure, and oxygen concentration of the intake air. A communication system (1) characterized by being a sensor. The communication system (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The control device (3) includes a control-side transmission unit (41) that transmits various signals by wireless communication, and the control-side transmission unit (41) is an engine information that is a signal indicating the operating state of the internal combustion engine. Send a signal,
The flow rate measuring device (2) includes a measuring side receiving means (42) for receiving various signals by wireless communication, and the measuring side receiving means (42) receives the engine information signal.
Furthermore, the flow rate measuring device (2) includes a correction unit (43) for correcting the flow rate signal based on the engine information signal, and the flow rate signal after correction by the measurement side transmission unit (27, 42). A communication system (1) characterized by transmitting. Communication system (1) according to claim 4,
The engine information signal is a signal indicating one or more of a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine, a number of a cylinder to be fueled or ignited next, and a load factor of the internal combustion engine. Communication system (1).   A flow rate measuring device (2) constituting the communication system (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5. In the flow measuring device (2) according to claim 6,
The flow rate measuring device (2) transmits an identification signal for identifying the flow rate measuring device (2) for each individual by the measurement side transmitting means (27, 42). 2). In the flow measuring device (2) according to claim 7,
The flow rate measuring device (2), wherein the identification signal is received by a receiver (3) having the highest communication strength.   A control device (3) constituting the communication system (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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